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(No Model.)

J, DALL.

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JOHN DALL, OF NEI/V YORK, N. Y.

COAL-SUNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,233, dated March18, 1884.

Application 'tiled Janunry25,18:'4. (No model) To all whom it mayconcern,.-

Be it known that I, JOHN DALL, a citizen of the United States, residingat New York, in the State oi' New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Goal-Brinks, of which the following is a specication.

The nature of my invention consists in the eonstruetionlof a hunk orreceptacle for coals, to facilitate the unloading of coal barges orships, and prevent the delay occasioned in the waiting for thecoal-carts to carry the coal away.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I represents a front view, and Fig.II a lside view, of my improved coal-hunk. Fig. III is e top view ofpart of the bunk.

Similar letters represent similar parts in all the figures.

A is a receptacle, the sides and hack of which are made slanting towardthe front, in which a large opening is made, closed by a suitable door,B, hinged at its upper edge to the front of the receptacle, openingoutward. The door is fastened to the spindle a, on the end of which acrank, c, is attached, connected through a rod, b, to a lever, D,through which the door B is operated, so as to close or open whendesired. To the lever D a spring,

S, is attached, acting in such a manner on said lever as t-o close thedoor B. The upper part ot' the lever D works in a guide-frame, J,attached to the side of the hunk A, provided at its inside with recessesn 11,-one at each end-into which the lever D is moved or sprung et eachend of its movement, to hold said lever, and consequently the door B, inits relative position-viz., either open or closed.

Vhile unloading a coal-barge the coal is hoisted out of the harge withvbuckets, and generally emptied directly into the cart, to be 4o oartedaway. In this operation considerable delay is occasioned during themoving away of one cart and the hacking up of the next cart. By-theemployment of my improved coal hunk or bunks the unloading can proceedeven when no cart should be ready to receive the coal, and the cartmoved to one of the hunks, to he lled almost instantaneouslmand wherebymuch time, and consequently expense, will he saved.

These hunks are'very light, and can readily he moved into any desiredplace. These hunks, if desired, may he divided in the center by apartition, and supplied, in that case, with a door for each partition.

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,isM

A receptacle, A, the sides and hack of which are made slanting towardthe front, closed by a hinged door, B, in combination with crank e, rodb, lever D, spring S, and guide-frame J, provided with recesses n u',arranged to op crate in the manner and for the purpose suhstantially asdescribed.

JOHN DALL. Witnesses HENRY E. ROEDEE,

J. B. NoNEs.

